u/Idfkchief

About a week ago my house was broken into, nothing was taken, and various things were cleaned. It’s on me, I forgot to lock my back door after my lunch break and I don’t have any cameras up or a dog, but it’s still a very strange thing to have happen.

I’m not a slob by any means, but I am a bachelor living in a relatively small house, so picture a pile of dirty laundry now clean, dishwasher running, and a stack of stuff I used to make lunch organized and put away. I’ve searched up and down to look for anything that’s gone missing and just haven’t found anything, I don’t exactly have piles of gold bullion stacked up in every room, but the laptop that was sitting on my desk would’ve been very easy to just grab and leave with.

Should I be looking for hidden cameras? I don’t understand why someone would break into a stranger’s house just to clean a bit. I’ve asked my friends and it doesn’t sound like any of them did it. There is an addict who’s been breaking into houses on the other side of town, but she’s been robbing them blind and hasn’t hit anything on this side of town yet.

Edit: something I didn’t mention is that they ate a bit of my food, I had some trail mix on the counter and found some random peanuts and almonds on the floor near the door.

Edit2: it could be a cleaning service that went to the wrong house, but they did not clean much, just did a load of laundry, dishes, and cleaned the kitchen. Maybe they realized halfway through that they had the wrong house? But I’m shocked they didn’t leave a note in that case.

Edit3: I appreciate the thought on checking for gas leaks, I have two working smoke/CO detectors and no gaps in my memory.

Edit4: this is the Midwest, so aside from cameras being everywhere, about one out of every four houses is full of guns. I was chatting with my neighbor about the lady breaking in across town and it sounds like it’s only a matter of time before she gets herself killed.

While driving, if you’re routinely getting annoyed, frustrated, pissed off, or scared, your mentality is the problem, not the other drivers.

(Unless you’re driving in Manhattan, that city is a literal bumper car arena)

- If someone is going too slowly in the left lane, you can adjust speed and wait until a safe opportunity to pass.

- If someone is tailgating you or has their high beams on behind you, you can adjust speed and wait until they pass.

- If someone cuts you off or merges without signaling, you can take a deep breath and then stop thinking about it.

I drive long haul for work throughout the Midwest and Northeast. I’ve driven through every major Northeastern city and on most of the interstates in the northern half of the U.S. I’ve driven in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, I’ve been tailgated, cut off, honked at. I’ve driven over 150,000 miles in the past 3 years.

I know people who would give themselves high blood pressure if they were driving that much.

I stay in the right lane unless I need to pass someone, hit cruise control to aim for 0-5 above the speed limit, and then I vibe to music for hours on end, or listen to an audiobook. I’m not special, I’m just a normal person, but I see these people full of so much hate and frustration posting vile horseshit about how everyone around them on their 30 minute commutes is out to get them, and it’s crazy to me that none of them have the self awareness to realize they’re the problem.

If you’re not relaxed while driving, an objectively relaxing activity, you’re doing it wrong.

I’m a Midwestern (driving distance from Detroit) test engineer working primarily on diesel industrial systems.

In 1-3 years I want to pivot from my midsized industrial manufacturing company to a position at a big 3 automotive company or equivalent, ideally in the Detroit area. My preference would be Ford because I like their products the most. I have skills and experience transferable to quality, r&d, emissions, and general test engineering roles.

I’ve applied to positions at Ford before and haven’t received any calls back. I figure the best way to get a foot in the door and make sure I’m applying to roles that actually exist is face to face networking. I have a few leads, but I want to make sure I’m not wasting time, money, or effort unnecessarily.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.